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Citizen Journalism Citizen Journalism using mobile phone projectusing mobile phone project

A

Journalism and Media Studies’ Media Outreach Project, supported by

Open Society Foundation and

Knight Foundation

OutlineOutlineEditor, Students, Lecturers and learners

working together. - Learners sending 160 characters long

smses through a gateway to an email inbox. -Collated and redirected to Grocott’s Mail

editor The smses are three-fold, -Opinion smses -Mini-news story smses -and Haiku poem smses

PreparationsPreparationsJMS Student volunteers recruited Given a lesson on - Citizen Journalism - Smsing (i.e. sms style writing (2 instead

of two) Grahamstown school visits - Life orientation teachers briefed about the

project.

ExecutionExecution

80 learners invited to a workshop over 2 weekends

Given basic skills in writing Mini-news stories, Opinions and Haiku poetry.

Supplied with airtime Send one sms at the workshop and the

rest as a home work

Nyaluza & Mary-Waters Secondary school learners sending their smses.

Opinion smses from the learnersOpinion smses from the learners

Mancipality is jst wstng muny by rentng carz 4 da cancilor he cud hv jst usd da money 4 da poor 1z.Da cansilor wnt stp crshng bcz he knw hz nt gona pay.

UGCINELWENI!I thnk ths conclr mst b rmvd 4rm kla psitn,cz nxt tym it wnt b da cr bt hs own lyf n ada ppls lyf.So it mst b tkn in2 cnsidrtn rly!ITS DANGEROUS!

Mini-news smses from the Mini-news smses from the learnerslearners

In Joza, Maseti str. There was a sewage burts, the owner of the house was nt home,wen she came bck there were people 4rom the Municipality trying 2 cleane!

Teachers at Nombulelo high ar complainig, about corruption at school.This include learners who come 2 shool drunk. So the comunity got involved.

Haiku poetry smses from the Haiku poetry smses from the learnerslearners

Tension, so thick...u can almost cut it with a knife-then da teacher farts

LIFE.Life is like clock ;swings on bright golden chain;ticking very sofetly ;battery went off

Alwys evil,very protective,hate all guys(my mother-in-law)

Silky soft fabric,rip,tear and feel it, what a dirty shirt

From the team, thank you!From the team, thank you!